What do you think of the new law in Arizona (USA) outlawing the selling of Puppy Mill Puppies in pet stores?

Sounds good to me. Then people who want a purebred can go to AKC breeder referral and not buy culled mill puppies that no one else wanted.

Won't stop a thing. Most puppy mill sales are now online, and what counts as a "pet store" under this law? For example, there are plenty of ethical breeders who own a boarding or training kennel including selling treats/leashes/etc - does that mean that they can no longer sell the well-bred pups that they produce?

The ONLY thing that will stop puppy mills is people no longer being willing to buy poorly bred puppies. Period. Until the public DEMANDS well-bred dogs, they market will continue to find ways to supply crap-bred bargain dogs from questionable sources.

Since any hoarder can call themselves a shelter, and nothing stops 'shelter's from breeding, its a nice idea but unworkable.

Pet shops shouldnt sell animals, full stop.

Making puppy farming itself illegal would have been a better step. Its utterly disgraceful that a country that calls itself a first world nation doesnt have federal animal welfare laws, a national ruling body for its veterinary profession, and allows cats to be declawed.

Sounds good in principle, but it's just a band-aid really as they're still going to end up selling puppy mill pets, only third-hand from shelters. And nothing is going to stop the mills selling privately.

I would want to see the wording. The problem with any SELLING@t pet stores is that (by law) they have to sell to ANYONE, who has the money to get a pet, regardless of whether they are a good home. No screening can be done. If adoption agencies are allowed to come & simply show animals but not sell or place them FROM the store, that could work. But not animals DO WELL in crowded situations. Disease & escapes could also increase from these transports.

If people want a dog, they are going to get a dog, even if they go across state lines or thru the internet. Most of the dogs in shelters are an owner retention problem...they get a dog, don't bother to do any research, don't do any training, then end up with a dog they can't control and they dump it.

As for shelters, they too are part of the problem. The bring in dogs from outside of the USA, to keep the shelters full. Dogs come from PR, Mexico, China, etc. They come in with disease, including rabies. This is a way to keep shelters full, so they can ask for money for their programs.

It's not going to change a thing.

As for supporting such a law...no I would not. Especially if HSUS & PETA are involved in creating the law and if those politicians supporting such a law are in their pockets.

Not only do I agree completely with 4Her4.....but I am completely against anything that makes shelters more successful. The mindset of "needing to save everything" is a major part of the problem in the first place.

Good Lord, NO! I think that shelters are wonderful and have adopted from them and from a rescue. However, if you want to know what a dog is going to be like when it matures, you buy from a breeder. A lot of Arizonans are going to go out of state to buy their pets.

I think the law is great and damn straight I would adopt from stores like that especially since it would be helping the shelters to keep from putting animals to sleep due to space issues

I would only hope that this becomes a practice country wide.

And then maybe someone can find a way to put them out of business on line also.